The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-07
Local and state Notes.

George Smith general Western manager of
the Merchants Dispatch, is IN the city on official
business.
The whole series of the bonds just issued by
the Lake Erie & Western have been taken by a
syndicate at a little above par.
Tho general manager of the PENNSYLVANIA
road says Sc, 900. 900 will be- spent on the sys-
tenn this year in the way of betterments.
A. G. Wright, the old Decline road master
has been appointed road master of the L., N. A
& G. between indianapolis and Michigan City.
General Passenger and Freight Agent E. c.
James, OF the Cleveland. Akron s. Colum bus
road, has rendered his resignation, to take effect
June l.
this week for the Attica, Anderson 81 Western
railway, which will run from Attica to West
Lebanon.
The Detroit sleeping coach. the last few DAYS.
has been paying better, and the passenger de-
partment has decided to continue to run it
through the summer.
E. l. Burritt, who for dozen years or more,
vas the general Eastern passenger agent of the
Wabash, and who is now taking rest, is in the
nty for few days
Receiver McNulta. of the Wabash, does not con-
true the interstate law as forbiddIng the issue
If passes, md is distributing tokens of friend
hip of tbs character quite freely.
The G.. Fl. g d. road earned in the month of
April $2,i1, 54S; increase over earnings IN 1886,
e35.7l2 The Evansville 6 Terre Haute earned,
last month. $73, log; increase, $19,104
1t Is understood that the large blocks or stock
of the Lake Erie & Western road which have
been sold of late have been purchased in the in
terest of the Standard Oil Company.
On May Is the Lake Erie g. Western will make
achange in running time. and it's trains running
north and south will be run as to connect
closely with the trains OF the Indianapolis and
Michigan City division.
One result of the l.. 3. & w. falling into line
on the commission question with the Eastern
lines will be that their ticket Offices at Pttsburg.
Erie and Buffalo will be closed. the Eastern lines
promising to fairly represent them
H. r. Dering, assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines. yesterday re-
ceived telegram announcing that the "vesti-
bule train" had reached Chicago, and that on its
recent trip 60, 1872 persons passed through the
train, by actual count
The citizens of Peru, Ind, are feeling very
sore over the cold shoulder the Lake Erie e.
Western is giving that point in regard to their
shops. and threats are made to build road to
Marion. where connection could be made with
the Cincinnati Wabash & Michigan.
On May Is the Bee-lins will put on again the
Boston sleeping-coach between St Louis and
Boston. A passenger taking this coach leaves
Indianapolis at ESQ A. ~. and Is landed in Bos-
run from this city to Boston in 263 hours.
The Chicago e. Indiana Coal Road Company
have contracted with the l., D. e. S. road to have
considerable repair work to their locomotives
done at the latter's shops. dozen or more
Woodruff coaches have been sent in for general
repairs, and the force has been increased to 100
r1ep.
Traffic Manager Lazarus. of the L., D. & s.,
has lust returned from trip the road and
it's immediate connections, and he is of the opin-
ion that there will be heavy movement of grain
the farmers get their planting done
and have time to haul it to the market he SAYS
there are thousands of bushels of corn in the
cribs to come forward, aud he looks for a healthy
movement by the middle of the month.
Alfred Sully. president of the Richmond g.
West Point Terminal railroad system. which
controls the Richmond e. Danville and the East
Tennessee. Virginia 81 Georgia, accompanied by
G. W. Fairbanks. of this city. and a wealthy
banker of New York city, have been making a
trip over these roads on special train. At Sa-
vannah elegant dinner was given the party
and at the table were a number of leading rail
road men of the Southern States. among them
Gen. E. p Alexander, president of the Central
railroad. of Georgia
An ex-employe Of the Toledo Cincinnati & st.
Louis road makes inquiries as TO when where
and by whom will the claims against this road,
ordered paid by the courts, be paid. BY order
of the court the payments of these claims must
begin within forty days after the ruling
made, which was April 2. A claimant need
employ no attorney. If OUT of the
city. he send his claim to
William p. Fishback, master in chancery. who
has a duplicate OF the claims allowed, and if cor
rect. he will draw a check Noble G. Butler,
clerk of the federal court, who will send a draft
by mail for the amount. There is a disposition
shown by the court to clear the docket OF these
claims early possible, the matter has
been dragging since 1883.